MAROVOAY, July 20, 2015 — If you look out from an airplane window, Madagascar seems to bleed into the ocean. The island state off the east coast of Africa was described as the “great red island” by Marco...

ANTANANARIVO, February 9, 2015 – Tropical Storm Chedza pummeled Madagascar on January 16 and 17, 2015, leaving 75 people dead and 20,000 people displaced, according to the United Nations Office for the...

When it comes to negotiating complex mining contracts, governments can often feel that the playing field is tilted in one direction, favoring the private sector. This is a major challenge for Africa. In...

ANDAPA, November 19, 2014 – The SAVA region of northeastern Madagascar, one of the country’s leading rice producers, has just acquired a diversion dam on the Ankaibe River in Andapa District. Inaugurated...

ANTANANARIVO, October 28, 2014 - Arinesta is a carpenter and a father of 5 children living in the Ampanihy district, in southwest Madagascar. Five years ago, Cyclone Haruna swept through Arinesta’s region...

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2014 – A pristine beach and warm paradise come to mind when there is mention of tropical islands such as the Seychelles or Mauritius, located in the southwest Indian Ocean. However,...

Countries keep a close watch on their national income accounts to evaluate economic performance. But traditional indicators like GDP (gross domestic product) say nothing about the longer term economic,...

AMPARAFARAVOLA, April 14, 2014 - Rakoto Dieudonné lives in Amparafaravola, a rural town in northeastern Madagascar. When this small farmer wanted to buy land, following the common practice, he simply signed...

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are on track to help relieve 39 countries of approximately US$114 billion in debt through two programs designed to help poor nations free up resources...

When the World Bank first teamed up with the European Space Agency to demonstrate how Earth observation can work for international development, a small climate change adaptation project on the coast of...

Antananarivo, June 5, 2013_ Madagascar is a country with enormous potential. When it was not in crisis, Madagascar grew at an average 5 percent a year. But overall economic growth has been flat over the...

ANDASIBE, May 1, 2013 - The island of Madagascar is famous for its rich biodiversity. Thanks to an awareness-raising campaign, local communities now work toward protecting this valuable asset.“I have...

August 28, 2012 With technical support from Conservation International and the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund, a project is being designed to protect 370,032 hectares of rainforest in Madagascar. In the humid...

In the humid rainforest of Madagascar, 14 threatened species of lemurs, found only on the island will soon be able to breathe a little easier. A corridor of forest that stretches along the eastern coast...

Designing a successful REDD+ strategy is complex, in part because it deals with the intricacies of changing economic incentives and human behaviors toward forests – and toward land in general. That’s where...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012— In February 2000, intense flooding left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the African nation of Mozambique. The cause: a tropical cyclone and heavy rainfall which many...

Rapid urbanization and climate change are reshaping and exacerbating disaster risk. Together, they have added urgency to the task of building resilience in communities and countries around the world. Climate...

Botswana’s diamonds have sustained its economic growth for decades. Now, the country in southern Africa is looking to diversify its economy. Can its unique natural ecosystems provide a new stream of revenue...